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Curio & Relic/Black Powder Curio & Relics and Black Powder Firearms, Old School shooting fun! |
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Winchester firearms collection
When I toured the Cody firearms museum recently the tour guide said that Olin's original intention was to donate Winchester's massive firearms collection to....
Disneyland! Can you imagine what would have happened to it there? Fortunately one of the senior officers of the company had a connection to the Cody museum and got it donated to it instead. |
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Maybe the Cody Firearms Museum is "The Happiest Place On Earth"!!!!!!
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I toured a local Military Museum and was told all firearms are rendered unserviceable. I have read articles of stolen historic firearms, only to find in the article, that the museum had rendered the weapon inert. I could not find a Federal Law on this, but there are probably State Laws.
I did find this: https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/gu...53208/download Quote:
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Cody Firearms Museum is terrific and worth a visit if you're in the area.
I've been to a few good collections: NRA, Smithsonian, various military base museums, etc. Cody is something else. Best museum presentation of firearms that I've seen, lots of great info. The firearms portion is a full day and the art another half day, at least. |
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I have that same invitation as well. I think next year we should take him up on it!
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My tour was running late so I got to fondle a Hall rifle, a cut down trapdoor that had Indian decorations on the stock as well as a mint 1873 rifle and a 1911 made in 1915, all down in the basement |
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I'll be in the Cody area for the last two weeks of October. Visiting the museum in on the list of things to do, along with whacking an antelope. Sure wish I could get the behind the scenes tour - you guys are lucky to know Bert.
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That is wonderful, it just breaks my heart to see a great old weapon dewatted.
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Hit Cody and Browning museums on same trip a few years ago. Lots Of fun. On another road trip I ran across a splendid little gun museum in a small town in Arkansas near Missouri state line. Hundreds of classic guns, especially revolvers, guns, all in working condition, with absolutely no security other than two elderly women at front desk.
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